Baker Scouts
Baker, OR United States
Founded: 1952
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CORPS Photos
The Baker Scouts drum and bugle corps was organized in 1952 under the direction of Jack Lew as an active Explorer Scout Post 433 in the Blue Mountain Council and was sponsored by the Baker Elks Lodge 338 who handle all finances.
In 1963, the corps entered the field of competition, placing 5th in the Oregon American Legion (AL) state championships, representing the Oregon Elks Association of the Elks National Convention in San Francisco that year. They returned to the field the following season before converting back to parade status in 1965, traveling around the United States and Canada, playing in Las Vegas, Chicago, Calgary, Dallas, Texas and San Francisco, and have played for several Oregon governors. They sported the standard era Explorer Scout uniforms.
The Scouts went inactive in the early 1970’s and reorganized in 1975 by Roger Welter as an “All-Age” senior parade corps, named the Elks drum corps, dropping the Scouts affiliation. In 1990, the group traveled to the Elks national convention in Las Vegas and remained active until 2019.
They disbanded in 2020.
Pacific Northwest Drum Corps website; Paul Legault (DCX)
Corps Director, David Mathews - Bugle Director, David Mathews
Drum Director, Bob O'Dell - M & M Director, Marie Tatlock.
The BAKER SCOUTS Drum & Bugle Corps has been an active parade Corps since its founding in 1952. As an active Explorer Post in the Blue Mountain Council the members maintain a full scout program in addition to the Drum & Bugle Corps activity. The Corps is sponsored by the Baker Elks Lodge who handle all finances. They are one of the few Elks sponsored Corps in the country and were very well received when they represented the Oregon Elks Association of the Elks National Convention in San Francisco in 1963.
The BAKER SCOUTS entered their first Drum and Bugle Corps Competition at the American Legion State Competition at Pendleton in 1963 where they placed fifth. A bugle quartet received a first place medal at Opti-rama, (1964).
From the Spartans of Vancouver, WA Sat July 8th 1989 Drum Corps Spectacular Program.
CORPS 11 items
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,LP1-Eagle(RE-1.25x1.0)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection Contributed by Richard Elmquist
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,LP2-Gold(RE-1.25x1.125)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection Contributed by Richard Elmquist
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,LP3-BlackCrow(DST-0.875x1.25)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection Contributed by Donn Stroh
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,LP4-Green(DST-1.25x1.0)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection Contributed by Donn Stroh
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,LP5-Car(DST-1.0x0.5)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection Contributed by Donn Stroh
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,LP6-ElkHead(DST-0.75x1.125)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection Contributed by Donn Stroh
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,LP7-Elephant(DST-1.0)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection Contributed by Donn Stroh
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,LP8-Yin&Yang(DST-0.75)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection Contributed by Donn Stroh
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,LP9-Star(DST-0.75x1.25)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection Contributed by Donn Stroh
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,Pin1-BoosterOrange(BJA)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
BakerElks338,BakerCity,OR,Pin2-BoosterRW&B(RE-2.0)ELKS_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
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